[Scribbler]

Won't be planting until October, but have a further query.

If it is generally regarded as not being a good idea to plant supermarket garlic, where to you get cloves for planting from?

[Sadgit]

got mine from a garden centre, it was with the onion sets.

[Scribbler]

Thanks. In fact in the original text I wrote "are they next to the onion sets at the garden centre." But deleted this as it looked stooopid. Duh.

[Sadgit]

lol I had to hunt for it and never even thought about looking where the onion sets were, I had to ask in the end

[brucesgirl]

Dobies have quite a large variety in their latest catalogue, and you don't have to buy loads

[slowcompost]

Bought mine from wilko's about 3 years ago and have just kept a few cloves back for replanting each year.  Done the same with shallots for a good few years.  works ok for me and costs nothing.
got some really big garlic's this year.

[Scribbler]

Thanks BG. Just checked out the Dobies website. Good stuff. Spanish Roja sounds good.

Cheers.

[slow_worm]

Thanks BG. Just checked out the Dobies website. Good stuff. Spanish Roja sounds good.

Cheers.

Dobies & suttons website are same it seems

[Scribbler]

Yes, Suttons own Dobies apparently - just found out. 'Both' based at different addresses in Paignton, Devon.

[David.]

I re-use until they run out of steam/get white rot.

If introducing new stock I get them from a (fairly) local hardware store (Selections, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. that also sells chicken food, homebrew equipment, etc.) who sell them loose by the Kg/pound, which works out much cheaper (half the price?) than polythene packs of 3 or 4 from garden centres/mail order.

A dying breed of shop, so I try and support it, as those that were closer have all gone out of business.

[Scribbler]

There's a great hardware/ironmongery store in Modbury, Devon, opposite the charity shop.

[daveym]

really garlicky company on the web.  Very good